It can boost American capacity, jobs, and—most importantly—innovation.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump says DOJ is trying to criminalize asking questions. That’s not what indictment says.
“They are trying to make it illegal to question the results of a bad election.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – California law did not reduce penalties for having sex with children
California passed a law “reducing penalties for oral, anal sex with willing children.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Despite Being Rebutted on ‘Ignoring’ COVID-19, Dr. Ashish Jha Still Won’t Talk About Masks
In the wake of stating that most Americans can “ignore” COVID-19 and a public rebuttal by former Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams, the former head of federal response to the disease has refused to mention masking as a way to avoid possible
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: John Daly Did NOT Make Homophobic Remarks On Megan Rapinoe’s Missed Penalty Kick
Did professional golfer John Daly make a derogatory/homophobic statement about professional soccer player Megan Rapinoe and her performance at the 2023 World Cup? No, that's not true: The comment was posted on a parody social media accoun
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – How many miles of border wall did Donald Trump build? It depends on how it’s counted
The Trump administration “built nearly 500 miles of border wall.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Good enough to be true: Beyoncé tour paid $100,000 so D.C. fans could catch a late train home
"Beyonce paid $100K for Maryland Metro to run later following weather delays for her concert.”
Full Fact→ Data doesn’t seem to back up PM’s claim that A&E waits are ‘the best in two years’
Rishi Sunak claimed A&E waiting times are at their best in two years. But experts say this is hard to reconcile with public data, which shows that June 2023 was not the best month in the last 24.
Full Fact→ Pope did not say disabled people should be ‘euthanized’ to fight climate change
The leader of the Catholic church has repeatedly condemned euthanasia and assisted suicide.
Logically→ No, activated charcoal cannot be used for treating ‘any poisoning or diarrhea’
The Dispatch→ Another Ron DeSantis Campaign Reset
Plus: Abortion-rights activists notch another win, this time in Ohio.
Full Fact→ Food study didn’t show that later breakfasts raise diabetes risk
A MailOnline article and a press release both said that a new study found that eating breakfast earlier lowers the risk of diabetes. But the study did not say this.
Logically→ No, listening to specific sound frequencies cannot ‘heal’ health issues
Logically→ Video of Aleppo market in Syria falsely shared as Sweden
Logically→ Video makes false allegations that the 2016 Brussels bombings were staged
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is no stranger to FactCheck.org. He is a prominent anti-vaccine advocate who has been on our radar for years, primarily as the founder of Children’s Health Defense, a nonprofit that spreads anti-vaccine misinformation.
Logically→ Manipuri woman did not praise BJP government in front of opposition leaders in viral video
Logically→ No, this video does not show a table tennis match between a robot and a human
Logically→ No, these images do not show Wagner forces in Niger
Full Fact→ Government funding agreement did not force Sadiq Khan to extend ULEZ to cover all of Greater London
A letter published in 2020 is circulating on social media as evidence that the proposed ULEZ expansion was ordered by the government.
Logically→ Video doesn’t show ‘terror’ by Muslim refugees in New York
The Dispatch→ A Proxy Fight Over Abortion in Ohio
Tuesday’s vote—ostensibly related to ballot-initiative requirements—has national implications.
Logically→ नहीं, दाऊद के सामने बैठी ये महिला कांग्रेस नेता सुप्रिया श्रीनेत नहीं
Logically→ अंबाला में शख्स को पीटती भीड़ का वीडियो गलत सांप्रदायिक दावे के साथ वायरल
Logically→ मध्यप्रदेश में महिला पर हमला करने वाले की पिटाई, सांप्रदायिक रंग देकर फैलाया गया वीडियो
Logically→ ‘लव जिहाद’ पर बोलती ये महिला गुजरात की IPS अफसर नहीं, स्वयंभू ‘हिंदू अधिकार कार्यकर्ता’ है
Logically→ राष्ट्रपति द्रौपती मुर्मू के भाषण का वीडियो पहलवानों के प्रदर्शन में उनके समर्थन के गलत दावे से वायरल
Logically→ Anti-Biden chanting added digitally to footage of Obama’s speech
Logically→ 2021 video of anti-corruption raid on Karnataka government official falsely shared as Delhi
Logically→ Video of special pilgrimage train peddled with communal spin
Logically→ Vaccine critic Rashid Buttar did not die from ‘vaccine shedding’
The Dispatch→ McCarthy’s Law
Good faith is in short supply.
The Dispatch→ Elon Musk Says He’ll ‘Fund Your Legal Bill.’ Should He?
Promoting meritless lawsuits might be legal, but it’s still wrong.
The Dispatch→ Our Collective, Systemic Failure
That we even nominated Trump in the first place is proof of a breakdown.
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: The Coup in Niger and the U.S. Credit Downgrade
Watch the video of our weekly livestreamed conversation.
The Dispatch→ The Primary That Wasn’t
Did DeSantis miscalculate?
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ FACT FOCUS: Zoom says it isn’t training AI on calls without consent. But other data is fair game
An update to Zoom’s terms of service is worrying some online that the company now has permission to use their videos and chat logs for artificial intelligence training with no ability to opt out.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pfizer Employees In Australia Did NOT Receive Different COVID-19 Vaccines Than Public
Did Pfizer employees in Australia receive a special batch of imported COVID-19 vaccines that were different from what the public was given? No, that's not true: Pfizer global media relations told Lead Stories that the pharmaceutical and b
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump vastly underestimates job gains under Joe Biden
“During Biden’s first 30 months in office, just 2.1 million new jobs were created, and by contrast, during my first 30 months in office we created 4.9 million new jobs.”
PolitiFact→ Kamala Harris – No recent public poll shows Kamala Harris with ‘great approval ratings’
“There are polls that also say I have great approval ratings.”